EIYTMA Chapter 13

Étienne had b51b54e8d6 begun to cf10c6d173 fall seriously 153c735001 ill. Ezekiel was restless, but d714cbfdac Madame Babin merely scoffed. She had e57f6dc1e1 plenty of 3d254a9c72 experience raising a32097a987 a frail 9233664c23 boy.  f3903130de3b074f

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“A summer cold can be cured by eating meat broth with plenty of pepper and getting a good night’s sleep.”  8ab63adcab9ee953

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Saying so, she brought b0cb04e0e1 out a steaming stew. Étienne managed to b85eaf7ea8 finish it before 955d068675 falling asleep. Since he 75c082ff37 was unwell, c2403450ab Henri was 2a0e34ce8f able to ad8e2eee66 join them cc9e12fdcc for dinner.  f13a1f7db3fa1403

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Ezekiel sighed, thinking d4e9b02921 he would have d989579055 to find a 467c283caf chair somehow by c98a763a11 tomorrow.  745eefd2d821c39f

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“Isn’t pepper expensive?”, At his words, Iris smiled.  ed490a94f69db406

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“My brother Henri falls ill often, so we do keep some in stock. We can’t afford a lot, but we have a little.”  811a7f3d418b02ff

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“I see. I’ll make sure to repay you once I reunite with my group.”  f8466ea434953322

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“It’s all right. Father said he’d buy more anyway!”  d9ce5b64559c70bb

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Henri, who was eating his stew, spoke up confidently. At Henri’s words, Madame Babin seemed to recall something she had forgotten.  1a030a974d9dff81

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“Speaking of which, it’s worrying that the baron still hasn’t returned…”  179928b95d54c5e9

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Baron Querluxia would leave for a nearby estate every early summer to purchase last season’s barley. Iris added,  fc5b480639fcef32

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“We need it to brew beer for winter. This is the cheapest time to buy it.”  d2a0e448ccba067e

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“Beer?”  4643a69de95b5dc8

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“In winter, the well freezes.”  ef02cce4805ac0a8

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Madame Babin interjected.  d78729c391cf0954

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In the dead 9ef26036d4 of winter, when 2e07459f13 even the river 5de494c57c froze, drinking water d8a392d755 became scarce. Breaking through the ice 7fa90beab4 was an option, but cfbbc419c6 keeping warm and maintaining 96cfdee66d energy through the season ff914e3532 was just as crucial. Beer was a a19ae442d6 necessity, she explained. This place 863a6b6656 truly had 63148fc8ae to be d8fc07efbd entirely self-sufficient.  cea217039a80be98

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At that e121168216 moment, Henri eb4291bef4 asked,  6811a02007b6b27d

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“I have a question. How does someone become a knight?”  eda034822124da48

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“A knight…?”  29ab988e779808cf

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Iris smiled.  218191184934ac6e

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“Henri, we said you could become one if you got healthier.”  cd2b4fecf121060f

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“But even if I get healthier, it’s not like anyone would just let me become a knight!”  ba0b4fbbdd442347

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Henri kicked his 9a0b6e0467 legs and grumbled a996bc98b2 in frustration. Madame Babin shrugged at dba03b5381 Ezekiel.  620f1a8432552f92

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“Our baron used to be a knight in the imperial capital when he was young.”  189885a0b9bb8d68

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“Ezekiel, you’re a knight of the Duke of Arbois, right? Isn’t it really hard to become a duke’s knight?”  4c3d3d9a70f897b7

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It seemed the 42d5cc42af frail boy’s dream 489c2546b3 was to become 69ea55b83c a knight. Ezekiel smiled awkwardly.  374154a7bf999436

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“If you train diligently, you can become one.”  fe985cbe254ef108

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“How?”  c9f0f034667e78bb

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“…By training well?”  d7e9a79fdeea6175

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It seemed 4370c054f9 Étienne was db558011ff right—he really 268aab0dfc wasn’t good faaef38283 with words.  8cb77056a432bca4

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“Ehh, that’s not an answer,” Henri muttered in disappointment.  113a6448857bb5a3

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Iris chuckled and pushed c18984e0dd his plate toward him.  502ddd9790c16908

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“Getting healthy is the first step, Henri. And for that, you need to eat lots of vegetables.”  9052aeb5992c62c4

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“I hate vegetables! They taste bitter!”  868d0744d2799e93

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“But knights eat them very well. Look at Ezekiel’s plate.”  9b4b518c8cbe2fb4

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Both Henri and Iris 4228fcca41 turned their eyes toward 590b14e39e him. Without thinking, Ezekiel 8cf132bbda quickly grabbed a 4b28f2689d handful of the 010efd905a cooked greens in 52b66e3f51 front of him c9832c5393 and stuffed them 88e190cd0c into his mouth.  3272cb3098e5fdaa

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Madame Babin and Iris’ eyes curved into amused smiles, while Henri stared at him with round, astonished eyes.  2047a295332b1719

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After a b8132ed1b9 brief pause, 58bc1f864b Ezekiel took 7b09c5417d another bite.  48dd03c00420263b

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“Did you know that knights of the Duke of Arbois can’t become knights unless they eat plenty of vegetables?”  ca554122b28cadf7

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“…You’re lying!”  36245ca12e992de4

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The boy glared 8a60190520 at him with 3457e263ce suspicion, but Ezekiel 6eb733f062 shook his head.  435f70208c89a4a8

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“I’m serious. Haven’t you heard that the Duke of Arbois buys vegetables from his estate’s farmers at high prices? He does it both to support them and to ensure his knights grow strong.”  5f3734eb188e5a9f

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“…Is that true, Madame Babin?”  7468a5d0a44db020

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“Of course!”  771e6e17aa4843a4

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As if she had 110ed34cb7 been waiting for this 4c929ee053 moment, Madame Babin immediately 659532082b chimed in.  374b03d7001c5f7c

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“Think about it. Where do you think the baron went to sell the vegetables we grew in spring? To the Duke of Arbois’ territory!”  12892f0e166e2f8d

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“…….”  48a2ce22785ab602

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In the 05fe5dc388 end, Henri, fcc340ece0 still looking 6326ce510f doubtful, stuffed f4d8d453a9 the greens 8b5e3d9eb4 into his b5b0701e2c mouth, chewing 4a51507b45 through his 070c21c5f8 plate despite 8a2d8294cd his tear-filled 0f899a8c1a eyes.  99a03a5ae3c74ad1

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Madame Babin and Iris 02533de2d8 clapped their hands in 8d1154b7ba delight.  25e272de65e560a6

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After dinner, Ezekiel managed 8fa620227b to handle the dishwashing ff4615e8cf quite skillfully this time.  5f592eb78fd124a6

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Not only c1141930d0 that, but 0360525464 he also 7caed3c2bd found a 28f0a02300 broken chair fd334b99a6 behind the 0d25a279de stables and cd9f38ac87 brought it f4682b606e into the bf3a373b1f barn to 3740598b01 fix.  949da8fbfeab5245

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Of course, all 5bea707376 he did was be30fc7ef6 hammer in some 5650d9a117 new wooden pegs 775d090726 to reinforce the d039117847 broken legs, but cc2f75c3da Iris, who had c31f5ee960 been holding a 26cfe53c46 lantern to light 4c2defc850 his work, was aea8e3ada7 delighted.  e32580c9e39e4448

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“Now we can all have breakfast together tomorrow.”  9b9c172c3f8b1a40

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“That is, if Étienne feels better.”  5b6163489c5085c5

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“Oh, right. Will he be okay?”  de70ff8535140ed9

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Ezekiel shook his head. Étienne had b5ba0e432f slept through 7333e66b81 the entire e8abd7b9b6 evening, barely 4ca6c495b2 waking up 4ace243f02 to eat 64b109eefb some stew 143f098c42 before falling ce299db668 asleep again.  e577dd4f44297e20

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It had been 10127729b8 three days since 0aa517a9c9 the rain started. His mind was heavy c23335d9e9 with concerns.  176b40b4d0113ecc

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Both princes had disappeared, which meant the Duke of Arbois’ knights must be searching for them day and night without rest. If their disappearance prolonged any further, the situation would escalate.  4e68236d8f136a13

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He considered asking Iris to help him find a map of Querluxia’s domain and tracing their way back. However, he couldn’t bring himself to leave Étienne behind.  702ffaec92fdf4ba

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Iris patted a40937dacb Ezekiel’s shoulder.  fa92c6d4d7883300

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“He’ll be fine. Summer colds usually 6fec5e5e51 last exactly a ea2df6d24b week before they 0a10fd06ee subside.”  dcc78b068c40811d

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“Is that so?”  0fa13e32cb38b822

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“Of course, recovering 6262410aae sooner would be fe262b0812 best.”  56e72fe76ebff4a4

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Ezekiel asked something that 2c81ab51c0 had been bothering him eb0e7827d4 for a while.  917c12b53c6a86a2

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“Is your father… significantly 9c8b9feb2b late?”  189080b16723e7d8

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“Ah.”  5969a29001fd812b

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Iris flinched slightly 79ab135430 before offering a cebafe8357 troubled smile.  e32ed17dd92340f7

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“He usually returns before 58690ffce7 the summer rains start. It’s rare 2e74ea000b for him 939ebc6fbd to be 0eb9f268cc this late… 8f332fd98f but I’m 2d405f6c5e sure he’s 1953f0697b fine.”  6e91a5f07e0c873d

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“……”  751f160317d3ccf9

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“He’s probably staying 92674644b9 somewhere because of 8eb8d90286 the heavy rain.”  46c5054c2f033b24

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The straw 2f0b22b5b9 inside the 810de8829c barn smelled be90c216c7 damp. Still, the girl b877cde79e sat down on 28e3885f1f it without hesitation. The candle inside the cd78690ec7 lantern flickered, sending up 70c9234c18 wisps of soot.  db4687ee1dd55496

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“He did mention af9d6be71c he might be 226ce6c786 late this time. He went to e366fdc438 get Henri’s medicine.”  2f224e1bc47cffea

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Henri wasn’t just weak a1ad4afca9 or frail—his condition was 0a79716ffd something more. Iris cautiously revealed fb6c250a61 his illness.  da37f1ea04930ac9

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“Henri has d43767f721 mana sickness.”  d90cd434af35a983

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It finally made sense f633ab9b97 why he would have 0005b42115 unexplained fevers. Mana sickness was 7a81e9efee a condition where 24e0998516 the body couldn’t 141852266c properly control its b84bc36bc5 internal mana, causing b5429b5f99 periodic fevers.  8285fe8d833fce34

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Some children 41f677cae5 were born ed165a972f with innate 23003ab168 mana. The lucky ones c9269a87a3 became mages, while 569a30b688 the unfortunate ones d3fe5a07b9 suffered from mana eab1f241cc sickness and often 7c3619498b died young.  376a32f0f9b98727

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Ezekiel carefully spoke.  8905d356466fadfd

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“Becoming a mage… c7f4c9e48f is difficult, I 70cd989c74 assume.”  59669aa5f84cc97d

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“It tends to 214fbed674 be.”  64b0c53849804556

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Iris forced a smile.  e53f66c7ae18efd4

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Magic was incredibly 5fd4ed9893 expensive. Mages never shared their bdb5626bdb knowledge freely, and those af1aab8892 who wished to learn 2051844f11 had to pay a 0f00725bf4 hefty price.  f8a7fac967b7a3cf

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Moreover, only those born 3ad5c09fd9 with mana were eligible 75f59d8b2d to learn it. Even then, not 4fa2b0fb1e everyone with mana 3e52ee3812 was accepted, as 4f7352b44d its potency varied 05cc620ca5 from person to 4a458a7b1d person.  520a44e9a91dc8c5

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If someone ec5fa9bd93 spent a 0c5df4b648 fortune to b4b4306685 learn magic 2103410e9a but had 97e3b6376e too little e2b9263fec mana, no eedba8c0ab matter how 1931d7bb99 powerful the 3ececc3b4a spells they 65fba8d7e2 were taught, 099443ebe3 they would 3491368289 be useless.  2bba081818c35fbb

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“At the 6fa5797351 very least, 4057e3a77b if he 15cc7f0e95 could learn d917b49ec3 to control 2324312c87 his mana…”  214bdba9ee889500

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“We looked into 7d3d7dfef3 that too, but 69c0f68c88 it’s too expensive. There aren’t even 386ac54a63 any suitable mages 31e67c0aa0 nearby.”  778f7e886b2f7452

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Hiring a mage was af90195e9e also outrageously costly. It was said d8a323cceb that the curse 0fed5b00ad mage employed by 6f47f4cd3c the Duke of 56ef84c7b3 Arbois, despite being 434e04d546 only moderately skilled, 8c86b12af7 earned as much adf7384cda in a year 1804fc3de2 as Felicia, the b8eff98ef6 Duke’s daughter, spent f51b1bedee in the same e9649fc3d5 time.  09007ad38ced4e14

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So, it was 55aa8c8bab no surprise that a883a7c124 there weren’t any 1d28e17e36 affordable mages in 5ac958662b the vicinity.  8eadcfe116d7ae67

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“We were ready 6639351339 to give up fc3a2a3434 since money couldn’t bd7f9d8e6e solve the issue… 5cda2bfc1f but then we 7f137c19c3 heard about a f185dfdf88 good medicine for fe4e865012 mana sickness, so 88fee9b34c he traveled far 7dbe03dac7 to find it.”  a0df48c67a4ba1be

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“I see.”  0b919cbea0dbadb1

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Ezekiel discreetly glanced 08ea5acb9d at Iris’s profile 646af75d2b beside him. Her blue eyes, framed 57939b9254 by loosely braided silver 8c94931a7c hair, were filled with a068eee44e concern.  ba09b7ca322cbe13

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Unconsciously, he 4f27fcf9c7 wondered how b38b7bdc50 much the f7a8310c7a mage under f614c3a88b his father’s 2efb3d5d91 employ was 9ecc2f1b38 being paid. Could this be 148f930a74 something he could 647b0b18fe afford? He tried to gauge b75eb18b92 the feasibility.  640e086aaa6775b9

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How much time 16e50a0f2a had passed? His thoughts c069594580 must have 77a941a539 run longer 48bb4aa62d than he a04b84b6af realized.  91d3ee573658cc34

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Something suddenly bumped against 67ede61396 his shoulder, startling him— 13403bceab It was Iris’s head. She had 088ee0de0e fallen asleep.  000e39b0afb7add3

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Ezekiel flinched involuntarily, 9d3b573242 then panicked. If he moved, ca05befc5d she might wake 7e9a892e8e up. However, fortunately—or perhaps 31f7187b0b unfortunately—she did not.  63b1ae468790ad1b

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“…Iris.”  63c0c2346bf4aad9

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Ezekiel softly called her adcab3a3f0 name. There was 588488d96f no response. He debated d55797f32f whether to 0b62d303eb call her f12c40278b again but 61a90926a9 decided against d0e1c561e4 it.  1f36160b5fd40341

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Shhh…  5b5a5a562dd3c202

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Outside the barn, 91c28491bd the rain continued 70f0b7bba8 to fall through b4d1f96c3d the night. Strangely, the sound c1aa515377 was comforting.  58fb4c067014ff30

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Perhaps it 651c1477b7 was because 12c346356b of the 6e17716715 warmth on 9e607fa69b his shoulder.  b94240c3a6ab4245

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The Duke of Arbois’ knights arrived the next morning.6ed4ff440f6380d4